Below is an archive of past practicum projects completed by GPIA students. The projects are organized by semester and the name of the commissioning organization. Each contains a description of the project and links to the reports and presentations completed by participating students.
Spring 2013
- UNFPA: The Struggle for Agency – Women in Post-Conflict Countries
- Comite Municipal de Turismo: Building Adventure Tourism Industry in La Merced, Colombia
- Organizational Development (Rio Supia Waterkeeper)
- International Strategic Plan (Waterkeeper)
- International Rescue Committee: Project SOAR
- Rural Women’s Movement: Confronting Food Insecurity – A Kitchen Garden Project in Imbabazane, South Africa
- The Post-2015 Development Agenda (Unicef)
Fall 2012
- Waterkeeper Alliance: Advocacy, New Campaign Strategies, and Strategic Planning in Latin America
- Transparency International: Quantifying the Costs of Corruption
- UNDP: The Role of Private Sector in Peacebuilding
- UNDP: Social Media and Democratic Transition
Spring 2012
Spring 2011
- Center for Economic and Social Rights: Visualizing Rights in Liberia
- North American Congress on Latin America: Section H – Strategic Planning
- DOHMH: NYC Access to Physical Activity Programs and Spaces
- UNDESA: Inclusive and Effective Global Economic Governance
- Synergos: Global Social Entrepreneurship
- ICYFDC: Economic and Social Conditions of Youth in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Countries
Fall 2010
- UNDP: Water and Energy in Central Asia – Challenges and Opportunities
- UN NGO Committee on Financing for Development
- EngenderHealth: AIDS, Population and Health Integrated Assistance in Kenya
Spring 2010
- Urban Science Academy: Global Video Letters
- Coordination of Huairou Commission’s Engagement at World Urban Forum 5/ Development of Women’s Information on Human Settlements
- International Rescue Committee: Project SOAR – Supporting Organizations Assisting
- UN GAID: ICT for Development – Environmental Sustainability
- UN GAID: ICT for Development – Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
- UNDPA: Translating Conflict Assessment Methodologies Into Effective Strategies
- UNFPA: Situational Analysis of Sexual and Reproductive Health of Persons with Disabilities
- Liberian 2011 Election Web Portal: New Media Tools for Democracy
- Darfur Rehabilitation Project: Relief Information Clearinghouse
Fall 2009
- University Urban Research Initiative with the Cities Alliance
- UNFPA: Gender-Based Violence Prevention Programming Manual
- UN-GAID: Information and Communication Technologies and MDGs
- Kosovar Institute for Policy Research and Development: Kosovo Security Challenges
Spring 2009
- Women’s Environment and Development Organization: Gendered Analysis of One United Nations Pilot Projects
- UNDP: Human Development Report
- UN-GAID: White Paper Series on Information and Communication Technologies and MDGs
- UN-GAID: International Deliberations on Global Economic Governance Reform
- UN-NGO Committee on Migration: Migration Advocacy
- UNIFEM (Now: UN Women): Combating Rape as a Weapon of War
- ProDESC (Proyectos de Desarrollo Económico, Social y Cultural): Protecting Mexican Mining Communities
- Little Penang Street Market: Evaluation of Artisan Market in Malaysia
- Cities Alliance: International Urban Assistance Project
- Center for Democracy and Development: Liberian Webzine Project
Fall 2008
- ECPAT-USA: Strategic Plan to Expand Travel and Tourism Code of Conduct for Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation
- International Rescue Committee: Project SOAR Communications Plan
- International Rescue Committee: Messaging Best Practices for Ethnic Community-Based Organizations
- NY State Department of Agriculture and Markets: Evaluation of New York City’s Garden to Cafe Pilot Project
- freeDimensional: Action Lab on Migration
- EngenderHealth: Access to and Awareness of Comprehensive Abortion Care in Ethiopia
Spring 2008
- UN-NGO Committee on Financing for Development: The Road to Doha 2008
- Ajkem’a Loy’a: Sustainable Business Model for A Maya Women’s Artisan Group
- EngenderHealth: SMS Feasibility Study for Ghana Health Program
- UNFPA: HIV/AIDS, Sex Workers and the Law
- Huairou Commission: Grassroots Women’s Land and Property Rights
- UNDP: Gender Equality and Trade
- EngenderHealth: Analysis of Family Planning Methods in Ghana: Use, Limitations, and Recommendations
- Human Rights Watch: Accountability and Impunity: Afghanistan, Kosovo and Argentina
Fall 2007
- Sauti Yetu: Strategic Planning for the Sauti Yetu Center
- UN NGO: Review of the Monterrey Consensus
- CARE International: Liderezas Mayas Project
- UNICEF: Global Child Poverty Disparity and Tanzania
- Amazonia Brasil: Amazonian Rainforests Protection
Spring 2007
- Human Rights Watch: The Issue of Amnesties
- UN-INSTRAW: The Dominican Diasporic Family in NY
- IRC: Refugee Youth Education Initiative
- NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault: Proposal Development for Project on Sexual Violence Experienced by Undocumented Immigrant Women
- IRC: Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
- GPIA: Middle Class Trajectories: United States, India, and Turkey
- The Athena Women’s Network: HIV/AIDS Activist Interviews
- Interrupcion: HelpArgentina
- Make A Ripple: Ethical Mining and Green Gold
- Municipality of San Fernando: Education Plan 2021
- Independent Diplomat: Advocacy for Somaliland
Fall 2006
- Human Right Watch: Weighing the Evidence
- East African Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children: E-Commerce for the Women’s Sewing Cooperative
- IRC: Community-Based Refugee Organizations
- Foundation for Sustainable Development: Awareness on Development Inequalities
Spring 2006
- East African Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children: Community Development
- IRC: Taking the Lead
- Independent Diplomat: Somaliland’s Struggle for Recognition
- IRC: Outreach As a Tool to Combat Human Trafficking
- HealthRight International: NYC’s Invisible Victims
- Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs: Immigration History Week 101
- UNICEF: Equitable Aid Distribution
- UNICEF: Children’s Social Protection
Fall 2005
- East African Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children: Community Development
- Organizational Manual Update
- Consortium for Haitian Empowerment: Organizational Assessment
- IRC: Community-Based Refugee Organizations
Spring 2005
